Upcoming events

7 February 2012
World Bank expert seminar [this event is closed to the public]
3 March 2012
Under the Cranes: literature, film and the city - LSE Cities Literary Festival film screening and discussion

Past events

2011

1 September 2011
The tale of two regions - seminar and research report launch - Den Haag
29 June 2011
Andrea Colantonio, Tim Dixon, Brian Field and Jan Olbrycht – Urban regeneration and social sustainability
6 June 2011
Dr Joan Clos, Dr Gareth Jones, Professor Çağlar Keyder, Suketu Mehta, Professor Saskia Sassen, Professor Richard Sennett – Living in the Endless City
20 May 2011
Alfredo Brillembourg – The architecture of social investment
19 May 2011
Richard Sennett, Fran Tonkiss, Lawrence Vale, Gerald Frug and Asher Ghertner – Writing cities
17 May 2011
Jerry Frug – The architecture of governance
28 March 2011
Joan Clos - Cities and climate change
24 March 2011
Bruce Katz and Ricky Burdett – A Vision of the Next Economy: from Macro to Metro
15 March 2011
Mohsen Mostafavi – Ecological Urbanism
26 January 2011
Edgar Pieterse – African Urbanism
17 January 2011
Sharon Zukin – The Naked City
11 January 2011
Enrique Peñalosa – Politics, Power Cities

2010

2009

2008

18 November 2008
The Politics of Mobility
21 October 2008
London in a Global Context

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Mexico City: inclusive actions towards sustainability | 2 June 2010

Wednesday 2 June 2010 | 18:00-19:00

Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE

LSE Cities presents: Mexico City: inclusive actions towards sustainability

Speaker: Marcelo Ebrard, Mayor of Mexico City

Chair: professor George Philip, LSE

Centrally involved in the shaping of Mexico City since the early 80’s, the current Mayor of Mexico City Marcelo Ebrard led ambitious and innovative campaigns to face the city’s challenges in relation to public security and environmental sustainability. The lecture will address his government’s developmental priorities, making a case for social equality as being at the core of its initiatives to enhance mobility, improve public transport and restore public space.

Free and open to the public. No RSVP necessary. Contact events@lse.ac.uk for additional information.

Speaker profiles

Marcelo Ebrard

Marcelo Ebrard has been Mayor of Mexico City since 2006. He had previously held numerous posts in the city’s government, including Secretary of Government, Secretary of Public Security and Secretary of Social Development.

Presentations

Podcast

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